Shotted halibut
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The shotted halibut has a large, slanting mouth.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Shotted halibut
- Scientific name
- Eopsetta grigorjewi
- Japanese name
- ムシガレイ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Order
- Pleuronectiformes
- Family
- Pleuronectidae
- Genus
- Eopsetta
Where the name “Shotted halibut” comes from
It is also called “mongarei” for the clear, round markings on the upper side of its body.
京都府海洋センターIt lives along the coasts of Japan from Hokkaido to Kyushu and in the Seto Inland Sea, and in the Yellow Sea and along the coasts of Korea.
How the Shotted halibut lives
Young fish favor coastal waters and bays. In the southern Sea of Japan, it lays eggs from winter into early spring. Around Hokkaido, it lays eggs from spring into early summer. Its eggs drift in the seawater.
Музей ННЦМБ ДВО РАНBasic data
- Diet
- Crustaceans, squid, and fish
- Range
- The Sea of Japan and East China Sea coast from Hokkaido to Nagasaki, the Pacific coast from Hokkaido to Tosa Bay, and elsewhere
Where the Shotted halibut has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- ムシガレイ
- 简体中文
- 虫鲽
- 繁體中文
- 格氏蟲鰈
- 한국어
- 물가자미
- Русский
- Дальневосточная камбала
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — ムシガレイChecked: 2026-11-04
- 京都府海洋センター — 丹後の海の生き物（ムシガレイ）Checked: 2026-11-07
- Музей ННЦМБ ДВО РАН — Камбала ГригорьеваChecked: 2026-11-07
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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